About Salem Health

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is the premier health care provider for Oregon’s Willamette Valley, made up of Salem Hospital, West Valley Hospital in Dallas, Salem Health Medical Group, and other clinics and services located throughout Polk and Marion counties.

Salem Hospital has been ANCC Magnet® designated since 2010. This recognition for outstanding nursing care is one we work diligently to uphold as a part of our daily service to our community.

What we offer

A meaningful career alongside industry experts who drive toward excellence every day, highly competitive wages, a generous benefits package including medical, vision, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and other perks.

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Division: Adult Health Services

Size of unit, number of beds and treatment areas: 31 bed unit, all private rooms

Scope of service/most common diagnoses: Specialized in a wide range of different medical diagnoses from Medical surgical level of care up to IMCU level of care.

Professional assets:
• Telemetry monitoring available for all patients on the unit.
• Medical Surgical focuses on the growth of skills to care for a wide range of diagnoses from general medical to IMCU care needs.
• The team is supportive and fosters the growth of both teamwork and knowledge.

Scope of service: Specializes in both intermediate and medical patients who require 24/7 cardiac monitoring

Most common diagnoses: We see a diverse patient population with an emphasis on cardiac, sepsis, heart failure, respiratory care, diabetes, and multiple co-morbidities.

Professional assets:
• Telemetry monitoring can be provided for all 40 beds.
• A multidisciplinary care model is used to focus on providing quality patient center care while assisting family members that might need that extra support due to culture, social, developmental or medical conditions.
• Unit has Care in Place model designed to reduce number of times a patient must transfer for level of care. An Acuity System is in place to ensure safe staffing levels 24/7.
• Medical Telemetry offers a key role in patient care and interaction.
• A focus on outgoing and positive communication style will allow you to work best with a team of seasoned professionals where your abilities will be challenged and rewarded.

Professional assets:
• Telemetry monitoring
• The oncology unit provides an environment in which to obtain new knowledge and develop your critical thinking skills.
• The nurses provide emotional and psychosocial support for our patients from initial diagnosis through continuation of treatment all within a supportive environment for staff.

Scope of service: We provide medical/surgical/telemetry level of care for patients with fractures, orthopedic trauma, and elective orthopedic surgeries, and have a Joint Commission accredited Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Center of Excellence.

Most common diagnoses:
• Osteoarthritis of knee, hip, shoulder
• Fractures of any bones, including hip, femur, ankle

Professional assets:
• Interprofessional teamwork provides for an exceptional patient experience.
• Nurses help patients learn to adapt to musculoskeletal changes and provide education to foster positive outcomes for the patient and family.
• The Orthopedic unit offers a patient- and team-oriented environment that fosters critical thinking.
• Education, communication and therapeutic relationships are the foundation for the high patient satisfaction levels on the unit.

Division: Adult Health Services

Unit and location: General Surgery, Building B, 5th Floor, South

Specialty certification needed:
• RNs require Bariatric training, CBN preferred but not required.
• All team members are required to have BLS.
• All RNs are required to pass telemetry education, select CNAs are cross-trained to telemetry to function as telemetry clerk.

Professional assets: Highly specialized team of nurses and CNAs who care for a multitude of general surgery patients who require frequent monitoring, specialized wound care, and attention to early ambulation and self-care.

Are you someone who has successfully demonstrated your ability to perform accurate, ongoing and pertinent assessments for each assigned patient? Do you believe in caring for the patient family as a part of the holistic care of your patient? Can you showcase your ability to work across multiple teams who are working to offer solutions to care plan gaps, continuity of care, medication management and more? Does the idea of combining your passion for nursing and coordinating intervention plans and follow up with other health care team members drive you to be the best? Then a role as a nurse on our float pool team at Salem Health may be just the right match for you!

The adult float pool at Salem Hospital is a team of nurses and CNAs who float throughout our medical surgical and critical care units. These highly trained nurses and CNAs develop a wide knowledge base and are able to provide care to a wide range of different diagnoses. The team prides themselves on providing exceptional care every time to each of their patients.

As a nurse at Salem Health, you will play a key role in patient care and interaction. Your outgoing and positive communication style will allow you to work best with a team of seasoned professionals where your abilities will be challenged and rewarded. You will be part of the team that helps guide and direct patient care with family members that might need that extra support due to culture, social, developmental or medical conditions. We hire only the best - those who will thrive in a culture where we live and breathe our mission to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve.

Our nurses work independently as well as collaboratively, maintaining a positive, professional demeanor while prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines. You will be constantly challenged to think creatively about how to drive patient care results, stay updated on current trends and practices, and share learnings with team and other health care colleagues.

What you’ll need

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Current and unrestricted Oregon license.

Minimum of one (1) year experience required.

BLS issued by the American Heart Association required.

A sense of accountability; a willingness to help others; a team spirit; an ethical standard that will not be compromised.

What we offer

A meaningful career alongside industry experts who drive toward excellence every day, highly competitive wages, a generous benefits package including medical, vision, dental, 401K, paid time off, and other perks.

Critical Care Services

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Division: Critical Care

Unit and location: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Building A, 4th Floor

Specialty certification needed:
• BSN or non-nursing bachelor’s degree with MSN for new hires and BSN preference given to internal transfer RNs
• Minimum of one year of RN staff nurse experience
• Less than one year of experience candidates would be considered for the SH RN New Grad Residency Program
• OSBN unencumbered license
• AHA BLS
• AHA ACLS within 6 months from the hiring date

Size of unit, number of beds and number of treatment areas: • 18 beds are dedicated to providing care for complex cardiac and vascular patients and 12 beds are dedicated to providing care to intermediate level cardiac patients.

Scope of service: • Intensive and intermediate care units specialize in providing optimal care for cardiac patients including open heart, heart failure and care for patients with a variety of cardiac and vascular interventions. Credentialing opportunities for nurses include IABP, CVVH, ICP, sheath care and removal.

Professional assets:
• Telemetry monitoring can be provided for all patients. There is a keen awareness of psychosocial issues faced by patients and families as they cope with new diagnoses. NTCU provides a professional and stimulating environment to foster critical thinking and attaining new knowledge and nursing skills among a very supportive staff.

A 25-bed inpatient unit for care of adults with acute psychiatric illness using a blended model of care incorporating Sanctuary Model® and Trauma Informed Care. The unit includes the 6-bed Cascade Wing for the care of higher acuity or vulnerable patients. Nurses have CPI certification.

Women’s and Children’s Services

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A 7-bed high-risk perinatal care unit which reflects our philosophy of family-centered care. Patient and family member learning is supported by our interdisciplinary service team members. We provide physical, emotional and educational support to all patients who require early hospitalization or are in need of high-risk antepartum care.

Professional assets:
• Fast paced, task driven environment encourages critical thinking with a strong emphasis on teamwork and problem solving.
• Strong communication skills coupled with compassion and empathy are required to ensure physical and emotional needs are met and families are receiving vital education in a way they understand.

Division: Women’s and Children’s Services

Size of unit, number of beds and treatment areas: Ten-bed unit, all private rooms. One treatment room for procedures, one family waiting room, one playroom.

Scope of service: Nursing care is provided for non-telemetry, non-PICU pediatrics (ages 17 and below), adult medical and surgical patients with 24- to 48-hour stay, and for pediatric patients requiring intermediate care, at the discretion of the provider and Pediatric Charge RN. Pediatrics also provides pediatric outpatient care for local clinics.

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This unit provides pre-surgery screening and evaluation of, and communication with, each surgery patient. Nurses also provide discharge phone calls following outpatient surgeries and procedures. Physician documents as well as lab and test results are collected for early chart preparation. Nurses and anesthesiologists telephone each patient for verbal counseling and information sharing, leading to complete pre-surgical case reviews prior to patient admittance. An RN is scheduled three days a week at Hope Orthopedic to provide face to face pre-surgical patient preparation.

Are you someone who has successfully demonstrated your ability to perform accurate, ongoing and pertinent assessments for each assigned patient? Can you showcase your ability to work across multiple team members in a way that adds to and continues our drive to build a tight-knit team of professionals who genuinely care for each other? Are you someone who offer solutions, wants what is best for the whole team rather than just yourself, and strives toward excellence each day? Does the idea of putting your passion for nursing alongside other incredible professionals drive you to be the best? Then a role as a OR nurse on our Surgical Services team at Salem Health may be just the right match for you!

As a nurse at Salem Health, you will play a key role in patient care and interaction. Your outgoing and positive communication style will allow you to work best with a team of seasoned professionals where your abilities will be challenged and rewarded. You will be part of the team – more so, you will be part of our team family. We hire only the best - those who will thrive in a culture where we live and breathe our mission to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve.

Our nurses work independently as well as collaboratively, maintaining a positive, professional demeanor while prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines. You will be constantly challenged to think creatively about how to drive patient care results, stay updated on current trends and practices, and share learnings with team and other health care colleagues.

What you’ll need

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science degree or ADN.

If not BSN, must be eligible and willing to achieve BSN status within three years of hire.

Current and unrestricted Oregon license.

Minimum of one (1) year experience required.

BLS issued by the American Heart Association required.

A sense of accountability; a willingness to help others; a team spirit; an ethical standard that will not be compromised.

What we offer

A meaningful career alongside industry experts who drive toward excellence every day, highly competitive wages, a generous benefits package including medical, vision, dental, 401K, paid time off, and other perks.

Scope of service:
• The post-anesthesia nurse specializes in a wide variety of surgeries and surgical diagnoses that are found in both pediatric and adult populations.
• Within the PACU, the clinical RN is expected to be proficient in airway management, invasive blood pressure monitoring and administering inotropic agents, evaluating for conditions such as sepsis, or any other physiologic change that could be elicited by general anesthesia.

Most common diagnoses:
• Surgical procedures range from routine appendectomies and cholecystectomies to craniotomies, video-assisted thoracotomies, and complex vascular surgeries.

Professional assets:
• Within in the PACU, a strong critical care background is a must.
• The post anesthesia nurse must be able to function independently and in collaboration with other nursing staff and medical providers.
• The PACU is fast-paced environment where the bedside nurse must be able to identify trends and intervene quickly.

Collaborative resources:
• The PACU nurses at Salem Health work independently and collaboratively with our anesthesia physician partners, as well as inter-departmentally to optimize and provide an excellent patient care experience.

NeuroMuscular Service Line

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A 24 bed unit specializing in the physical rehabilitation of individuals with both surgical and traumatic orthopedic and neurologic conditions, strokes, and a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions that impact an individual’s functionality and independence. The unit utilizes an interdisciplinary team model lead by 2 board certified physiatrists who are located on the unit 7 days per week. Our unit boasts a beautiful therapy garden for outdoor activities and a therapy apartment, both aimed at allowing patients the opportunity to practice skills they will need for a safe return to the community.

Size of unit, number of beds and treatment areas: Any imaging department room may serve as a procedure room. Rooms dedicated to procedural care include ultrasound 3, 4, and 5; CT rooms 1 and 2; and mammography imaging rooms 1 and 7. There is limited procedural capacity in staging bays 3, 4 and 5.

Scope of service: Specialize in providing ambulatory outpatient care as well as inpatient procedure based care. Patients are med-surg to intermediate care level patients. Procedures are minimally to moderately invasive needle based-procedures that may or may not require conscious sedation. Conscious sedation provided for noninvasive imaging for patients requiring such. Cardiac telemetry monitoring for patients requiring such and may be in department for an extended period of time. Cardiology care can include assisting with transesophageal echocardiograms (TEEs), cardioversions and assisting with dobutamine cardiac stress tests. RN staffing is typically 1:1.

Shift hours and unit-based resources: Imaging RNs staff between the hours of 0700 and 1930, Monday thru Friday, to a core of 4 RNs. Weekend coverage is between the hours of 0800 and 1800. Weekend staffing is 1 RN only. There is no call for imaging RNs. Unit based resources include 2 adult code carts, 1 pediatric code cart, 3 omnicells, 10 MP5 monitors with a central monitor system, ceiling lift for bariatric patients located in zone 2 of MRI.

Collaborative resources: Imaging doctors, physician assistants, lead imaging technologists, and imaging managers. Imaging RNs can also call on house resources such as rapid response team, assigned house supervisor, patient transportation, and interpretative services.

The Cath Lab is located in Bldg A, 2nd Floor. The department supports a patient population primarily consisting of adults (both inpatients and outpatients) with cardiovascular disease or those in need of interventional procedures that require fluoroscopy. This includes inpatients and outpatients referred by primary care physicians, cardiologists, vascular surgeons, intensivists and nephrologists. Patient needs include continuous cardiac monitoring, procedural sedation, femoral arterial access management, and often times other interventions such as intubation and/or cardioversion or defibrillation. A multi-disciplinary team including radiologic technologists, registered nurses, and support staff assist and support patients and physicians throughout the intraprocedure process. The Cath Lab treats an average of 22 patients/day in 5 procedure rooms. Hours of operation are 0630-1800 Mon-Fri with an on-call staff evenings and weekends to manage emergency cases. The On-Call team has a designated 20 minute response time from time of page until they are dressed and in the procedure room preparing to care for the designated patient.

The Radial Cath Lab is an extension of Cath Lab services, located across campus from the main Cath Lab, in Bldg C, 3rd Floor. The Radial Cath Lab is focused exclusively on the outpatient population where catheterization is suited for the radial artery approach. This department supports freely mobile adults with cardiovascular disease referred by primary care physicians and cardiologists. Patient needs include cardiac diagnosis and intervention by fluoroscopy along with continuous cardiac monitoring, procedural sedation, and occasionally other interventions. A multi-disciplinary team including radiologic technologists, registered nurses, and support staff assist and support patients and physicians throughout the pre-, intra-, and post-procedure process. Patients are recovered in this area by the IRU staff and discharged same day after their procedures. The Radial Cath Lab treats an average of 25 patients/week in 1 procedure room. Hours of operation are 06:30-16:00 Mon-Thurs. They partner with the IRU Team who preps and recovers their patients.

The IRU is a sister unit to the Cath Labs. The IRU is located next to the main Cath Lab in Bldg A on the 2nd Floor next to the Prep-Recovery area and consists of 18 single patient rooms. There is also an extension of this department across campus in Bldg C conjoined with the Radial Cath Lab that allows for 5 patients. Patients come to the IRU to be prepped and then recovered from their procedure(s). Some procedures that do not require catheterization or fluoroscopy can be done in the IRU itself (Loop Recorder Insertions, Cardioversions, Trans-esophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) are just a few). The IRU also supports preps and recovers patients undergoing invasive procedures in the Radiology Department. A multi-disciplinary team including registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, pharmacy technicians, and other support staff assist patients and physicians throughout the pre-, intra-, and post-procedure process. They manage approximately 100 patients / week. Hours of operation are 05:30-21:30 Mon-Fri.

Scope of service: Specializes in monitored and supervised exercise and education helping patients who have been diagnosed with a heart condition confidently resume a normal life as quickly as possible.

The Salem Hospital Anticoagulation Clinic manages the anticoagulation therapy for outpatients referred to the clinic by a licensed practitioner. The clinic serves more than 90 patients daily with disorders ranging from heart valve replacement, atrial fibrillation and deep-vein thrombosis, to those recovering from some types of stroke. RNs monitor patients during regular clinic visits to determine the best dose of therapy and work with patients to improve adherence to therapy and recommended clinic visits.

The Salem Cancer Institute Support Services team includes oncology certified nurse navigators, social workers, and dietitians providing resources and support in an outpatient setting for patients and families from point of concern throughout treatment. Nurse navigators help patients and families: identify needs, assist with problem solving, understand diagnosis and treatment options, learn what to expect from treatment, manage symptoms and side effects, navigate appointments, understand medications, find community support services, and facilitate communication between clinicians to assure continuity of care.

The Salem Health Clinical Research department has a variety of treatment and quality-of-life protocols available in partnership with our medical and radiation oncology providers. We have an average of 12 to 16 active trials available. We also have an affiliation with Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) through our affiliation with OHSU that provides greater access to clinical trials and brings cutting-edge research to our community.

Salem Health has provided Radiation Oncology services for over 35 years. Our department is committed to offering the latest technology with the Trilogy Rapid Arc, TrueBeam stereotactic radiosurgery, Calypso, and the Varian Real-time Position Management system. We also have a dedicated treatment space for high dose rate brachytherapy. Our team includes physicians, nurses, medical assistants, therapists, dosimetrists, physicists, and support staff caring for an average of 75 patients each day.

Gynecologic Oncology is a joint program between Salem Health and OHSU with OHSU surgeon specialists seeing patients in clinic and performing surgery weekly in Salem. This means patients and their families can stay close to home for this specialty care. Comprehensive services include oncology certified nurses and providers, care coordination by a dedicated gyn/onc nurse, access to clinical trial networks, direct collaboration with Salem Cancer Institute support services, dedicated survivorship clinic, gynecologic cancer support group, and a community cervical cancer screening. The department sees nearly 200 patients each year.